New body armour improvements for women in UK Armed Forces

[MoD_RSS]

Defence is continuing to improve the experiences of women in the Armed Forces by rolling out updated combat clothing and body armour.

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[Glasgow_Jock]

How did those with 'diverse body shapes' manage for so long with CBA/ Osprey.

 

[AsterixTG]

You need a dude called Roger Bounder-Devlin to counter Elizabeth Faithful-Davies

 

[armchair_ninja]

'In addition to the new range of clothing, female Army recruits who are beginning their training also benefit from a professional fit and issue service of sports bras.'

I know this is not the NAAFI but I wonder where you volunteer to help with this...

 

[Turret_Monster]

How did those with 'diverse body shapes' manage for so long with CBA/ Osprey.

I suspect they personed-up and hoped poor fit didn't compromise protective effectiveness.

 

[askar-perisikan]

How did those with 'diverse body shapes' manage for so long with CBA/ Osprey.

And my man-boobs, how did I cope? Oh, that's right, 'personed-up and hoped poor fit didn't compromise protective effectiveness'

 

[TamH70]

I only ever wore body armour once in my entire career. Just the plate carrier, no plate. Which was a bit disconcerting as I was on a firing range with people shooting a tactical-ish course of fire pretty close to me. It was blackly pointed out that all the plate carrier would do was keep me in a nice neat package for burial later.

Giving the possessors of jumpers who are slightly more lumpy than usual some body armour, mit plates, that actually fit them is a Good Thing and a brilliant idea. One then wonders how the Army came up with it.

 

[alfred_the_great]

How did those with 'diverse body shapes' manage for so long with CBA/ Osprey.

They didn’t.

We broke people and protected them poorly.